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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 promises to unleash a tornado of ninja action and adventure that the franchise is known for, with over eighty playable characters, advanced online modes and enhanced fighting mechanics…

77 5 March 2013

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is a fighting developed by CyberConnect2, released 5 March 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 and released in 2013. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, known in Japan as Naruto: Narutimate Storm is a 2008 fighting video game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, and the first installment of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series, followed up by Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (2010). The game has since been remastered and released as part of the series Trilogy on newer platforms in 2017, as well as mobile platforms in 2024.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Naruto series

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is the 59th of 86 entries we hold in the Naruto series. The next entry was Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst in 2013. Its critic score of 77 is 10 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy at 85.

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How it was received

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 136 votes.

What it launched against

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 launched on 5 March 2013, within three weeks of BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.

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When did Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 come out?
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 was released on 5 March 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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